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There are indeed nuts in all the “majors” around the world,and a little comparison of “orthodox and Hasidic”, as well as “evangelical” and “Shia vs Sunni” doesn’t eliminate any of them from the “crazies pool”.

A recent article on “forced/arranged” marriage is jus another also explores the brutality and insanity of these “cultures” , oddly enough dominated by men who claim “God is on our side”, just like "Gott mit Uns’.

My Muslim friends are aghast and appalled by the violence perpetrated by these individuals. While I abhor the Westboro group’s behavior, and I agree with the concept that every religion has its lunatic fringe, this analogy fails. Hhile the Westboro group does reprehensible things like picketing funerals, they have not, to date, engaged in physical violence.

The Westboro Baptist Church is a minor blemish on the face of Christianity. Radical Islamic bombers are a major boil on the face of Islam. I’m not quite sure how the bigotry and demonstrations of forty or fifty people equates with the mass murders that have been committed by thousands..

Mike, I think history bears out a couple of facts. Most countries fight wars and proclaim they are right and God’s on their side (whoever your God happens to be). It’s man’s rationalization for barbaric actions, often contrary to the actual teachings of the religion. Do we follow these commands as we kill thousands in the middle east?:*The Beatitudes

3.Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4.Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5.Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6.Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7.Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8.Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9.Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 10.Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11.Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12.Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Funny that you lump all liberals together in a comment on this paticular comic. Try reading it again and use your brain. I’m a liberal and I didnt point at anyone. Go look up the word ironic while you’re at it..geez…

@all of you who replied to my comment on radical Islam and the Westboro Baptist church.♦My comment is only about the here and now and what I considered an inept comparison of radical Islam and the Westboro Baptist Church and why I considered the cartoon inept. How this got stretched into guns and Vietnam, religious dogma and not following it, and my ignorance of history I have no idea. You guys read way, way too much into my comment.

“You are totally uninformed. The Crusades were begun after DECADES of Muslims killing innocent Christians in the Holy Land. The last straw was when a caravan of some 8,000 pilgrims to the Holy Land was attacked and most of them killed by Muslims. The Church decided to come to the rescue of those brothers and sisters who were being butchered.

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Muslims, on the other hand, have a long and rich history of attacking others without provocation in order to advance their religion.

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The Inquisition was started for basically the same reason — Jews who lived in Spain were opening the doors of the towns at night and letting the Muslims in to slaughter the townspeople. These were Jews who were pretending to be Christian. The Inquisition was there to ferret them out and rid Spain of them.

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Facts. They are very useful when you are trying to make a point, but they can also make someone like you look silly when you don’t use them."

right, the inquisition was the jews fault for “pretending” to be Christians. and why pray tell were they “pretending”?.

About Clay Bennett

A nominated finalist for the Pulitzer 6 times since 1999, Chattanooga Times Free Press cartoonist Clay Bennett won the Prize in 2002. He has also earned just about every other editorial cartoon award there is, including the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, the John Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition, the Overseas Press Club's Thomas Nast Award, the National Headliner Award, the Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi Award, the National Journalism Award from the Scripps Howard Foundation, and the National Cartoonists Society Division Award for Best Editorial Cartoons. Bennett was also named Editorial Cartoonist of the Year by Editor & Publisher magazine in 2001.